New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05
THE BARD AN EASY WINNER
WIEN nARNuM BEATS TRoUBADouR

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NM taaa The Bard 10 In olAss
Seaow Troubadour's, but thW WI NOS
- much comfort from the reports ct yesterohyt
r>cs Tor the Freehold stakes Ono OF Tho o'ssoss
arowd, Of the Monmouth season tourneyed down 70
~ oour,e to ses tho fourth meeting Of the two
famous horses, The Bard ana Trouoadour. ~
Troubsdour had beaten Ths Bard twice while tns
Cassatt colt had been triumphant only once noany
m the xsiner and most of the general puoi'o oous.
not see how Troubadour couio fail % cap'uio ~
greehoh. But Tho Bard was Ridden In wy 0
t1reay different from that in tho Cup. ana tns Du.
eust to have made II plain to every spectator 'us'
sivIns Troubadour i've pounds and then MAKING %o
veca trer,epdously FAST from tho start was widey
Different thing from meeting Troupaoour on 49," =.
terms ana letting Troubsdour cut ont 'n' "oiA ~
'front.' In The Bard's best races last year no ".i'.
end aid not move up Of high pao uh'n NO was ae,
= mia nom tho end The Bard can run ene UNA
al, Mi. al long race ct . speed that few horses
-, by,d In Anne rioa could surpsss, no NOS
ssaea to run the nrst half at . heartoroaking
.reed. q he was IN tho Monmouth Cup. DO was
rSddeu in tho hight way yesterday, In Just the way
has WIN beat volante In inc cnAmpio~i
s1atss next week II they both 90 to the post then In
sood health and spirits. A to Troubsdour. IL "
doubtful II hs will take part In the Champion or In
deed I'm any other raoc this year. for he wa lame
In both forelegs at the finish
II may DO whispered with modest satsfaction
fust here that The TRIBUNEs racing column was
s,most sIone In its opinion expressed yesterday
morning that Tho Bard would oefeas Iroup3oo"r ~
TIE Freehold stakes.
Il was wonderfully easy victory. too. Troubadour
took the track at the fall of the Tag and showed tho
way for three-quarters Of mile, The Bard running
easily in second place. Tho pace was not FAST and
Troubadour was under strong pull Inc ms.
ouarte mile was covered In 20 1-2 seconds, tho han
in 81 seconds and the threeQuarters In :2l IL
Then the pace grew much stronger, as Haywau
sent Tho Bard I'D alongside Of Troubadour. and tho
next Quarter was run in % seconds, making tho
mile in :46 Ia Tho two horses were now head
and head and Garrison was calling on TrouDauour
while Tho Bard was running easily ut tho ire
mendous pace. Tho two went flying down the lower
surn nose and nose, but as they approached mo
curve into tho homcstretch Troubadour vlsibay fai'
tered and The Bard was leading a. they swung Into
the final quarter mile. Time at that point, one ana
= Quarter miles having been run-2:14 The Bard
now had everything his own way 70 she ena' .a Is
IroubadOur could not keep pace with him ut ALL and
In the final furlong Barnum passed the distressed
and exhausted Troubadour. The Bard won under a
gentle pun, four lengths before Barnum, VINO was q
;cneth before Troubadour. The time was not at all
fast-2 80 3-4-but the track lumpy and covered
with clods top, while 1t was soft and sticky
under tho surfaoe.
The Bard sttn has An immense number Of friends
In spite of his two defeats by Troubadour, and tho
noise was deafening when he crossed the line tho
easiest OF winners But Mr.. CassatSs stable has
lways been more popular than Captain Browns.
1t was o pity to see horse Of such reputation and
such achievements those Of 1roubadour 50 ab1ectly
defeated. Big Captain Brown who had come ON from
Pittsburg to the race and who had put fat sum
on his horse. did not feel happy, but be said In
resigned but melancholy way that he supposed that
Troubad0urs legs so shaky that 1t had been I'M
-, nrh nvtnhf fr n
II that had been his opinion on Wednesday, however.
he certainly would not have left the Smoky City to see
tho race, would he have backed the horse Trainer
Rogers when asked to give his theory Of the cause OF
the massacre Of Troubadour replied snsppishly, Look
ct his legs ~ could repeated courteous questioning
got any other reply from him.
Nearly all the bookmakers thought Troubador would
win and arranged their odds accordingly. Appleby d
Johnson. the employers Of Hayward lost heavily on
their book and Davy" johnson backed Troubadour
In his usual helterskcler style, but his shrewder part
ner Appleby could not resist the temptation to take
the odds against The Bard bis private account.
A. II. Crdge had faith In Tho Bard and was rewarded
. handsomely. Captain william NJ. Conner ought to
have this race. He 10 personal friend, both Of
with Captain Brown II SO intimate and confidential
that he overrates Troubadour and underates The
Bard On Monmouth Cup day be said that Troubar
dour. At and sound, was dways Q better horse thar
The Bard ut any distance. The gallant Captain wal
not at Monmouth yesterday; probably he was of
yachting He should have been at the course to set
hs idol with the feet Of clay fall shattered from it,
pedcstAl
Docs Captain Brown stin think that Troubadoul
could have gwen The Bard ten pounds in the Cup race
FEATURES OF THE OTHER RACES.
Figaro and Luminary were withdrawn from the
drst race, and Omaha. with Hayward in the saddle
was made On even money favorite She won han
ally by . length, though ridden out. sho Is slus
rsh. Eumber was leading at the furlong post, bu
faled to stay to the end G. I Perry's chestnut coli
nv 0non oOa-TT 1etfin1 eecond
easily and showing decided promise. 1t was hi'
erss appearance; he was handicapped at ITO pounds
and ridden by Michael Donohue, carried three pounds
overweight His first effort was creditabie, as was
nat Of Mr. Cassatts FLY Bandusia by Bend OR
Ulsc, whG ran well for half mile, but needs little
moro time. Both Long Branch and Bandusa Will
bear watching The start was good. except io'
Goodloe, who awkward and got of clumsny.
The Elizabeth Stakes was q wretched race. Sun
beam was tho favorits and the easiest vi win
uers. with Tarbonche second and COnnemara third
Both Connemars and Sunbeam showed much tempe
at the post and spoiled many good starts Come
mara seemed stu and sore. Her trainer appear
unable to got her IN really good condition Las
year she could have given Sunbeam twenty pound
and cantered away from her at any time. Bessi
Juno gave Sunbeam fourteen pounds and beat her Il
Q canter at Brooklyn lest autumn, and few day
later Connemars beat Bessie June easily At eve
weights at Jerome Park. Last year Connemars wa
the best twoyear old the American turf, excer
fremont Hanover and King Fox, while sunbeaI
won two races only-one selling race and both J
vretched company. Sunbeam only once TIL
year before yesterday, whom she was the favorito
the Falcon Stakes ct Brooklyn and failed to get
place, tho race going to the despised Gienmound 9
60 10 l. Yet sunbeam could have beaten Comm
mara at even weights yesterday, for Connemar
could never get near her. great many peopl
now look on every crow in Captain Browns stab
e . peerless white swan II DR.. O'Reily ever gu
cceds In getting back the Conpemara Of last yes
such stun Is Sunbeam will be scattered like ii
shifting spume that the ocean surgcs throw up
she sand
The preakness Stable was pursued by its aimo
invariable Ill luck In the fourth race Mr.. Galway
colt Belvidere was we'll backed and was sccor
choice. Belviders would have won easily II lit
Church. who rode him, had not been badly ratified
Door old Duplex. who raced with Belvdere furious
down the lower turn, but could do nothing In u
home stretch. Church Iaght have known th'
Duplcx's run was only brief squirt not at all da
Rerous 1t would DO difficult to find q horse
bad that no could not beat old Duplex at the fni